But what soldier will ever think of counting the threads in his blouse, or know whether it was cut from goods thirty inches wide or twenty-eight?
So, you see, with a little trimming here and a little paring there we can make a good hundred thousand florins out of the job." "But are our tracks well covered?
Is there no risk in all this ?" "Fear nothing.

There are eyeglasses that blind the sharpest of eyes." "How if there are some eyes that will not be fitted with these glasses ?" "Again I say, never fear.

A victorious campaign covers a multitude of sins." "And a lost one brings everything to light." "Not at all.

A slaughtered army tells no tales.

But, by the way, is not our Toroczko friend among those who are likely enough to fall some day before the French and Italians ?" "He is still in Lombardy," said Vajdar, with a significant nod of the head.